| A | B |
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| figure of speech | does not mean what exactly what it says;used to add color |
| metaphor definition | a comparison of two unlike objects;does NOT use LIKE or AS |
| simile definition | a comparison of two unlike objects; USES LIKE or AS |
| hyperbole definition | a large exaggeration |
| personification | giving an non-human thing human qualities |
| simile example | The ginkgo is like a chorus. |
| simile example | She sings like an angel. |
| metaphor example | My friend is an angel. |
| hyperbole example | She slept forever. |
| hyperbole example | My dog barks so loud that the people in the next state complain. |
| personification example | The flowers bowed to the sun. |
| metaphor example | Your eyes are diamonds. |
| simile example | Your eyes are like diamonds. |
| hyperbole example | There were a thousand people at my party. |
| personification example | The words danced on the page. |
| personification example | The stars reached down from the sky. |
| simile example | The cat sat as still as a brick. |
| metaphor example | The teacher is an angry bull. |
| hyperbole example | She likes pizza so much that she could eat 100 of them. |
| metaphor example | The student is a stubborn mule. |
| end rhyme | rhyming words found at the end of different poetic lines |
| internal rhyme | rhyming words found within the same poetic line |
| rhyme scheme | The pattern of end rhymes found in a poem |
| alliteration | The repetition of the same consonant sounds close together in a poem |
| onomatopoeia | The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning |
| alliteration | "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of which term? |
| onomatopoeia | Snap, crackle and pop are examples of which term? |
| personification | The ocean tickled my toes. |
